U.S. economy Archives - Page 16 of 49

Private sector hiring plunges

Mar 5, 2025 5:51 PM EST

CNN,

Many job seekers are having a tough time finding a place to pick up a paycheck.

Doge wants to charge government agency

Mar 4, 2025 6:03 PM EST

CNN,

The Department of Government efficiency wants to charge one federal agency millions of dollars for its work.

Gas Prices Down 11 Cents In The Midlands

Gas prices take dip in the Midlands

Mar 4, 2025 2:48 PM EST

ABC Columbia Staff,

Gas prices have taken a dip in the Midlands in the past week.

Trump will stand before Congress and offer divided nation an accounting of his turbulent first weeks

Mar 4, 2025 12:42 PM EST

Associated Press,

President Donald Trump will stand before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday to give an accounting of his turbulent first weeks in office as a divided nation struggles to keep pace, with some Americans fearing for the country’s future while others are cheering him on.

Senate confirms McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down

Mar 3, 2025 6:41 PM EST

Associated Press,

The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Donald Trump has vilified and vowed to dismantle.

Housing market starting to shift in favor of buyers

Mar 3, 2025 6:24 PM EST

CNN,

Here is encouraging news for Americans looking to purchase a home this Spring.

US consumers cut spending in January more drastically than at any point in the last four years

Feb 28, 2025 10:37 AM EST

Associated Press,

U.S. consumers cut back sharply on spending last month, the most since February 2021, even as inflation declined, though stiff tariffs threatened by the White House could disrupt that progress.